Random Thoughts on Coding

Recently at work I needed to search through our archived files and provide the results by the end of the day. Here’s the parameters of the request: The archive files are encrypted and stored in HDFS (Don’t ask why we store them in HDFS). The files vary in size form...

This post is continues our review of the Date API that came with the release of Java 8. We are going to continue our concentration on classes that make working with dates/times very easy. Working with date objects in previous releases of Java was very challenging with respect to adding...

After a long period of good intentions with no action, I finally moved the codingjunkie.net blog from Wordpress to Octopress. I have nothing bad to say about Wordpress, it’s been a great tool for me. It’s just that over time I’ve found myself wanting a simpler blogging platform. Aside from...

With the final release of Java 8 around the corner, one of the new features I’m excited about is the new Date API, a result of the work on JSR 310. While Lambda expressions are certainly the big draw of Java 8, having a better way to work with dates...

It’s been awhile since I last posted, and like last time I took a big break, I was taking some classes on Coursera. This time it was Functional Programming Principals in Scala and Principles of Reactive Programming. I found both of them to be great courses and would recommend taking...